Happy New Year! For a limited time only, access all online articles for free.

A Webpage's Journey From Server To Screen

80beats
By Sophie Bushwick
Jun 7, 2012 10:18 PMNov 20, 2019 4:21 AM

Newsletter

Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news
 

http://youtu.be/WwyJGzZmBe8 How does the Internet work? The question is much easier to mock than to answer, but this video from the World Science Festival manages to beautifully illustrate one of the essentials of Internet communication, explaining how information stored on a server in Los Angeles travels in packets to a computer screen in England. [via Boing Boing]

More From Discover
Stay Curious
Join
Our List

Sign up for our weekly science updates.

 
Subscribe
To The Magazine

Save up to 40% off the cover price when you subscribe to Discover magazine.

Copyright © 2025 LabX Media Group